Posted by
Soldier Dad on Thursday, August 31, 2006 10:29:45 PM
The newest members of Club Axis of Evil are no strangers to Americans concerned about national security. Venezuela's Hugo Chavez took a much-publicized trip to Syria this week and took time out of his busy schedule to rant about America (and, by proxy, the rest of the Western world). Evidently not one for diplomacy, Chavez stated that the two countries will "build a new world" free of U.S. domination and vowed to one day "dig the grave of U.S. imperialism."
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Remember when Harry Belafonte swore that he and millions of other Americans admire, respect, and express "full solidarity with the Venezuelan people and [their] revolution?"
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Chavez, of course, is itching to get his country on to the rotating seat on the UN Security Council next year and he's hoping for Syria's help. As a special treat for Chavez' trip, Syria found it fit to award him an honorary doctorate in international relations. The fun thing about an honorary degree is that there's no need to know much about the subject in which it's awarded. No pesky theories like capitalism or freedom to screw things up.
The U.S. has asked Syria quite nicely to quit sending arms to Hezbolla guerrillas. Next time we're going to have to ask them not-so-nicely, and then they'll probably award Chavez an honorary presidency.